International Press Brief
The death of General Soleimani, commander of the Quds unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, in Iraq by order of the American President, increased the level of tension between the two countries and across the Middle East. In retaliation, Iran announced that it would remove limits on enriching uranium and launched a missile battery against U.S. bases in Iraq. On the other hand, fearing a new conflict on national territory, the Iraqi Parliament has called all foreign forces to leave the country.
Turkish military operation in Syria
After the US withdrawal from northern Syria, Turkey has launched a military operation in the against the Syrian Democratic Forces, with fighter from the Kurdish YPG, long-standing allies of the United States. Suffering heavy casualties and lost territory, the Kurds are now negotiating support with Assad and Putin. What will be the impact of this new escalation in the Syrian conflict for Europe, the United States, and upon political and security dynamics in the Middle East?
The launch of the last phase of Operation Libertad by Juan Guaidó, which the self-named interim president believed would lead to the resignation of Nicolás Maduro, deepened the impasse in Venezuela. In Latin America, the balance of powers is played between countries, but also the impact of non-regional powers, such as USA, Russia, China and the EU.
Events
Programme «Mapa Mundo»
Every Tuesday, at 1.20pm, members of our team discuss the main international events with the journalist Ricardo Alexandre on the radio programme «Mapa Mundo», a partnership between TSF and IPRI-NOVA.
IPRI in the News
Irão-EUA, depois da tempestade a bonança?
Carlos Branco
Jornal Económico, 17 | January | 2020
O regresso da anarquia
Carlos Gaspar
Jornal Económico, 17 | January | 2020
A crise de legitimidade da República Islâmica no Irão
José Pedro Teixeira Fernandes
Público, 15 | January | 2020
Working Papers
Working Paper n.º 58/2019
«When The Lenders Leave Town: Partisanship, Electoral Calculations and Vested Interests as Determinants of Policy Reversals in Spain and Portugal»
Catherine Moury, Daniel Cardoso, & Angie Gago, IPRI-NOVA & Université de Lausanne
Working Paper n.º 57/2018
«Migration crisis in the EU: developing a framework for analysis of national security and defence strategies»
João Estevens, IPRI-NOVA
Working Paper n.º 56/2017
«Labour Market Reforms and the Crisis in Portugal: No change, U-Turn or New Departure?»
Daniel Cardoso & Rui Branco, IPRI-NOVA
